Kamiah High School Explained

Kamiah High School
Location:	711 Ninth St.
City:	Kamiah
State:	Idaho
Country:	U.S.
District:	Kamiah S.D. #304
Established:	c. 1914^[1] ^[2] 1959 (current)^[3]
Principal:	Peggy Flerchinger
Enrollment:	152 (2018–19)^[4]
Faculty:	9.91 (FTE)
Ratio:	15.34
Type:	Public^[5]
Mascot:	Kub^[6]
Colors:	Maroon & White
Grades:	9 - 12
Athletics:	IHSAA Class 1A
Conference:	White Pine League
Feeders:	Kamiah Middle School
Newspaper:	Kubville Chatter ^[7]
Yearbook:	Kub
Information:	[phone]
Free Label:	Elevation
Free Text:	1260feet AMSL
Website:	Kamiah High School

Kamiah High School is a four-year public secondary school in Kamiah, Idaho, the only high school in Kamiah School District #304. Located in the Clearwater Valley of rural Lewis County in the north central part of the state, the school colors are maroon and white and the mascot

At the south end of the city, the high school was built in 1914,^[2] and the current building on 9th Street opened

Athletics

Kamiah competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 1A in the White Pine League. It was formerly a member of the Central Idaho League with Grangeville and Orofino in Class 2A. KHS moved down to 1A in the summer of 2012 and won the 1A (Division I) state title in football that fall.

State titles

Boys

• Football (4): fall (A-3, now 2A) 1978,^{[8] [9]} 2000; (2A) 2001; (1A, Div I) 2012^[10] (official with introduction of A-3 playoffs, fall 1977)^[11]
• Track (6): (A-3, now 2A) 1979, 1980, 1981,^[12] 2001; (2A) 2002, 2012^[13]

Girls

• Track (4): (A-3, now 2A) 1982,^[14] 1987,^[15] 1988, 1989^{[16] [17]} (introduced in 1971)

Notable graduates

• Ken Hobart, former CFL quarterback, Class of 1979
• Karleen Pardue-Williams/Karly ^[18] Rose, National Beauty Queen, speaker, Class of 1984
• Geoff Schroeder, state senator in the U.S. state of Idaho, Class of 1984
• C.J. Aragon 2010 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association National Coach-of-the-Year, Class of 1993

External links

• • MaxPreps.com - Kamiah Kubs

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Notes and References

1. News: Classes to open today in new Kamiah High School building. Lewiston Morning Tribune. November 16, 1959 . 12 .
2. News: Kamiah High School on accredited list. Lewiston Morning Tribune. May 16, 1923. 3.
3. News: New Kamiah High School to be finished within a month . Lewiston Morning Tribune. October 14, 1959. 9.
4. Web site: KAMIAH HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. February 20, 2021.
5. Web site: Kamiah High School. Public School Review. November 25, 2012.
6. Web site: Idaho High School Activities Association . IHSAA . 2009-04-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717034723/http://www.idhsaa.org/directory/08-09FINALDirectory.pdf . 2011-07-17 .
7. News: Kamiah High student newspaper gets high ranking. Lewiston Morning Tribune. May 31, 1963 . 5.
8. News: Kamiah plays for state championship tonight. Lewiston Morning Tribune. November 17, 1978 . 1B.
9. News: Kubs bring home state title, 16-14. Lewiston Morning Tribune. November 18, 1978 . 1B.
10. Web site: 2012 1AD1 state football tournament. IHSAA. November 16, 2012. November 25, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121030080457/http://www.idhsaa.org/sports/football/brackets/1213/1AD1ftbll.htm. October 30, 2012. dead.
11. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/Football.pdf idhsaa.org
12. News: Kamiah boys wrap up third crown. Lewiston Morning Tribune. Emerson. Paul. May 17, 1981. 3C.
13. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/BoysTrack.pdf idhsaa.org
14. News: Idaho track championships - Girls: Jensen spectacular, Kubs 1st. Lewiston Morning Tribune. Sahlberg. Bert . May 23, 1982 . 4D.
15. News: Kamiah girls capture A-3 crown. Lewiston Morning Tribune. Sahlberg. Bert. May 17, 1987. 1B.
16. News: Kamiah girls win third straight A-3 title. Lewiston Morning Tribune. Hauge. Stephen. May 28, 1989. 3C.
17. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/GirlsTrack.pdf idhsaa.org
18. Lewiston Tribune